Many hands make LIGHT work...Join the mission and ministry of youth group showing Christ'sLIGHT​in the world.

​Youth Ministry Program​

Youth Ministry at Calvary Episcopal Church is part of our core identity and integral to our life of faith. The youth ministry exists to enable youth to participate in the fellowship and mission of the people of God through involvement in the whole life of the parish and through their peer groups. Our youth ministry revolves around the following key components:

Worship: strengthening personal spiritual development and engaging in corporate praise, confession, and celebration of the whole life of the parish

Study: increasing the knowledge, understanding and experience of the Christian faith, life and mission

Community: experiencing koinonia, the close kinship of ‘belonging to God and to one another, the mutual nurturing, support, guidance, and strengthening of the community in Christ’

Mission: participating in the global ministry of reconciliation God has given to the church through service, stewardship, witness, and evangelism

Play: joyous celebration of God’s gift of life

​Every youth is welcome to participate in Calvary’s youth ministry program. Whether it is whitewater rafting, helping with Family Promise, skiing or working on summer mission trips, each one is sure to find a place here.

​Youth Formation

Sunday Morning FormationMiddle School Study (6th, 7th & 8th Grades) Students will build on the foundations of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program, as we continue to look deeply at Scripture, discuss our place in this history, and engage in meaningful conversations about faith.9th Grade Confirmation GatheringConfirmation Class provides a safe place for students to explore the breadth of the Christian tradition, to ask questions and express their doubts, and to discover what they truly believe. All high school students who have been confirmed are welcome to join this as a Reaffirmation

​Calvary Leadership Council

The Calvary Leadership Council is a new opportunity for students to develop as servant leaders in the wider community. Through engaging in self study, biblical models of leadership and the teachings of the Gospel students will be formed in the ways of servant leadership and how they can apply those skills in their daily life.

​CLC is open to 9th-12th graders. Meetings happen on the 2nd Monday of each month. CLC will focus on various aspects of leadership & youth ministry including:

Helping to plan and lead youth ministry activities

Creating a rich knowledge of leadership using biblical examples

Developing leadership skills that can be used in their daily life

Cultivating a community that encourages and supports servant leadership.

​Confirmation Program

The Youth Confirmation Program for current 9th graders is a modern adaptation of an ancient church process by which those deemed adults were prepared for entry into Christian faith and life. This fall, we rekindle our yearlong preparation which leads out youth toward the personal decision of receiving Confirmation in The Episcopal Church, and then onward through involvement in the Church life. The curriculum, My Faith, My Life: A Teen’s Guide to the Episcopal Church is “an introduction to the essentials of what Anglican Christians believe.” This class allows each confirmand to thoroughly engage their own theology, history, and spirituality personally and communally.

​​Calvary Mission Trips

Do you want to help change the world during your Summer vacation? From cleaning houses destroyed by flooding to serving guests at the local soup kitchen, playing games with seniors struggling with Alzheimer’s or being present to neighborhood kids our students will have the opportunity to engage the work of the Gospel. These trips offer a life-changing experience that helps them connect their faith with their life. They are trips not to be missed!!​2019 Mission Trips

​​​Charleston, West Virginia - 23 June - 29 June 2019(sixth through tenth grade)